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Th e Concours at Kirigin Valley
KIRIGIN CELLARS IS CELEBRATING its Centennial in
2016, and is hosting several events throughout the year
in honor of this special occasion.
On April 24, Kirigin held a Spring Open House.
This celebratory event featured wine tasting, live music,
soccer, cricket, and archery demos and lessons, all
against a gorgeous backdrop of flowers in full bloom.
On Sunday June 26 the winery hosted The Concours
at Kirigin Valley. The annual car show featured food,
wine and 90 classic cars on display across ten acres of
cricket lawns. Attendees enjoyed delicious barbecue
from Blue Rock BBQ and live music from JJ Hawg.
To round off the Centennial celebrations, Kirigin
will host a Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 11 th
from 11 am to 4 pm with food, live music and
harvest festivities.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
In Memory of
Jack Rymers
By Pastor Ronald E. Koch,
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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A PHOTO, AN IDEA, A CARVING, A GIFT
THERE IS A STORY BEHIND THIS GIFT. It begins with a photo I took while
visiting in Germany several years ago.
What attracted me was the door of the little church in Euskirken near
Cologne. Over the door was a carved stone depiction of a shepherd lead-
ing a herd of sheep. That picture made a perfect screen-saver background
for my office computer.
Several years ago when Jack Rymers was visiting my office, he noticed
the screen-saver and said that he had a friend who could probably make a
wood carving based on that picture. I didn’t think too much more about
the idea at that time. The time was not right.
When Jack died in October of 2015, many people gave memorial gifts
to honor him. Jack had been a long-time shop teacher at Gilroy High
School. Jack’s widow, Norma, came to me with some ideas of what to do
with those gifts to remem ber Jack.
The mention of a wood carving jogged my memory to that earlier
conversation I’d had with Jack. I suggested that such a wood carving might
be a fitting memorial to Jack. Norma agreed, and Bob Fowler set to work.
The carving was installed and dedicated on August 14, 2016.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
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